OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR TEST 17

OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR
TEST 17 PRONOUNS (UNITS 98-103)
Test17A
A group of friends are going on a coach trip together. They're meeting at the
coach stop. Complete the
conversation. Put in a personal pronoun (I, me, you, etc) or a reflexive
pronoun (myself, yourself, etc).
Polly: Where's Martin?
Rupert: He's ill. I spoke to (►) him yesterday. He was feeling a bit sorry for
(1)…………………..
Polly: Oh, poor Martin. And what about the twins?
Peter: (2) ………………..came with Janet and me. (3) .......………...gave
(4)………………… a lift.
Janet: Yes, the twins came with (5) .......................in the car.
Tessa: I hope they're going to behave (6) .........................
Janet: Oh, I'm sure they will.
Rupert: (7)………………. '11 be nice to have a day out.
(8)……………….... say it's going to stay sunny.
Polly: I'm sure we'll all enjoy (9).........................
Peter: Where's Anna?
Tessa: Oh, she's here somewhere. I spoke to (10)..................……. a moment
ago.
She was standing right next to (11) .........................
Test 17B
Decide which word is correct.
► I can't go to a party. I haven't got anything to wear.
a) anything b) everything c) something d) nothing
1 Take care, won't you, Anna? Look after ............................
a) you b) your c) yours d) yourself
2 Yes, .........would be lovely to see you again.
a) it b) that c) there d) you

3 If you want some apples, I'll get you .............................at the shop.
a) any b) it c) one d) some
4 We've brought some food with...............................
a) me b) ourselves c) us d) we
5 Who does this CD belong to? ~............................... I've just bought it.
a) I b) Me c) Mine d) Myself
6 The shop doesn't sell new books. It on\y sells old.........
a) of them b) ones c) some d) them
7 Is ………….. .......... a post office near here, please?
a) here b) it c) there d) this
8 The two girls often wear ..........................clothes.
a) each other b) each other's c) themselves d) themselves'
9 Have you had enough to eat, or would you like
something…………………… ?
a) another b) else c) new d) other
Test17C
Use a pronoun instead of the words in brackets.
► Michelle is in hospital. She (Michelle) isn't very well.
1 I lost my watch, but it was only a cheap............................. (watch).
2 I have to make tea for ............................ (all the people).
3 Tessa took a photo of ........................(Tessa).
4 My flat is the ………………….. (flat) at the top.
5 The phone rang. .......................... (The caller) was Alex.
6 There was ………….............. (a thing) worrying me.
7 I've got some sweets. Would you like ............................ (a sweet)?
8 ………………… (People in general) can't make an omelette without
breaking eggs.
9 We decorated the whole house ....................... ……. (without help).
Test 17D
Complete the text. Write the missing words. Use one word only in each

space.
(►) It was on 20 September 1973 that Bobby Riggs met Billie Jean King on
the tennis court. Of all the
tennis matches until then, this was probably the (1)………… . . . that
attracted the most attention. Riggs had
once been a champion, but at 55 he was getting rather old for top-class
tennis. But he considered
(2)……………a better player than any woman. In fact, he thought women
should go home and find
(3)………………. useful to do in the kitchen. Billie Jean King, on the other
hand, was a 29-year-old star of
women's tennis and a feminist. Riggs thought that (4)……………. would be
a good idea to play King. He was
sure he could beat (5) ………………….King agreed to play.
(6)……………….was a lot of interest in the
match, and more or less (7) …………………in the country was looking
forward to (8)…………….. On the
night of the match, (9) ………………………were over 30,000 people in the
Houston Astrodrome. When
Riggs and King came face to face with (10)…………………………. other,
they had 50 million people watching
(11)……………..on TV. The match didn't work out for Riggs, because
Billie Jean King defeated (12)………. ,
6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
Test 17E
Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Write the correct sentence. ►
I didn't want the fridge so I sold him. I didn't want the fridge, so I sold it.
1 It's-a-train leaving in ten-minutes,
2 I think someone-are coming-up the stairs.
3 Let's meet ourselves at-eight-o’clock shall-we?

4 We haven't get-a-camcorder-but -we'd-like a.
5 Let's do a different something today.
6 One is going to build a new motorway-through here.
7 I'm-afraid I haven't done something-all -day.
8 Everyone enjoyed themself at the barbecue.
9 If youre buying a loaf of bread, get a nice fresh
10 10 I've looked in-all-places for my-credit card.